Unexpected Blessings

This week my husband and I are with our church team in Baldwin, Louisiana at the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) mission (Sager Brown) where we worked during June and July.  Last night we went out for dinner to a nearby town to eat at the local diner.  Jerry and I always try to eat here at least once while we're here because we love their fried shrimp.

There were six of us from the mission, most in UMCOR tee shirts so we were easily identified when we entered.  We all ordered and were waiting for our food when the waitress came back to tell us that our meal had been paid for by a woman who was a regular patron of the diner.  Ms. Sheila always pays for an UMCOR group if they come in while she's there - she does it often.  We have no idea who Ms. Sheila was since she did not identify herself and had already paid and gone when the waitress came to tell us.  What a wonderful blessing and surprise for us!  We left a thank you note with the waitress to give Ms. Sheila the next time she comes in, but also with a determination to "pay it forward."  It's fun thinking about ways we can do that and I've thought of several already - but I'd love to hear some suggestions from ya'll.  What would you do to pay this forward?  And I'm wondering if we all could determine today to do some little thing to brighten a stranger's day....just think how many blessings that would be!